ESTHETICS IN HIGHWAY DESIGN

GOOD DESIGN BEGINS WITH THE SELECTION OF THE CORRIDOR. THERE SHOULD BE A PROPER MIX OF TANGENTIAL AND CURVILINEAR DESIGN. EARTH BERMS AND WALLS SHOULD BE USED FOR NOISE CONTROL. SEPARATE ROADWAYS AND VARIABLE MEDIANS INDIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. PROPER GRADING ERASES THE KNIFE-EDGE WHERE GRADED AREAS MEET THE ORIGINAL LAND FORM; EDGES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A SOURCE OF EROSION. INTERCHANGES SHOULD BE CONTOUR GRADED FOR VARIED AND PLEASING FORMS. GOOD HIGHWAY DESIGN CAN BE EMPHASIZED BY GOOD DESIGN OF BRIDGES, VIADUCTS AND OTHER STRUCTURES. THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER NEEDS HELP FROM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, ARCHITECTS, AND LAND USE PLANNERS. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Van, RIPER D
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47-9
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Highway design; Highways; Improvements; Location
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203636
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM